character counter
Free Character Counter Online
Free online character counter for tweets, meta descriptions, SMS, bios, Google Ads, and any text with a hard character limit. See character count with and without spaces update live — so you fit the box on the first try, every time.
Built for character counter
Use this character counter online when every character matters
This character counter online is built for constrained formats like title tags, meta descriptions, social bios, SMS, and ads where going over the limit means truncation, extra message segments, or rejected copy.
Track counts with and without spaces in real time, compare your draft against common platform limits, and tighten the final version before it reaches production.
Common use cases
- Keep meta descriptions and title tags inside SEO-safe limits
- Trim social posts, bios, and ad copy before publishing
- Measure SMS or form-field text without copying into another app
How to Use the Character Counter
- 1Paste or type the text you need to fit inside a character limit
- 2See character count with spaces and without spaces update live
- 3Compare against common limits: Twitter/X 280, meta description 160, SMS 160, title tag 60, Google Ads headline 30
- 4Trim or expand your text until you fit the target limit
- 5Copy the final text back out — no signup, nothing leaves your browser
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